The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story is a box set released on November 16, 2010. It was released as a 3CD+3DVD or 3CD+3Blu-Ray package. It consists of a remastered version of Darkness on the Edge of Town, The Promise, The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town documentary, and 2 concert DVDs: Thrill Hill Vault 1976-78 and Thrill Hill Vault Houston '78 Bootleg: House Cut. It also contains an 80-page replica of Springsteen's songwriting notebook. While Darkness on the Edge of Town, The Promise, and The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town are available as standalones, the 2 concert DVDs could only be obtained through this box set. The box set won a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.

Springsteen wrote and recorded over 40 songs for Darkness on the Edge of Town. Some of them made it onto Tracks and The Promise, while others ended up on The River. There are at least 16 other songs that have not been released to this date.